December 2012 Kol Shalom

DECEMBER 2012

THE NEWSLETTER OF CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

HAPPY HANNUKAH!VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR SONGS, PRAYERS, AND MORE!

OUR RABBI

CHANUKAH AND OUR MEMBERSHIPTHE MEANING OF GIVING

I would like to begin with a seasonally appropriate Hebrew word: n-[-n.

If you found this word in a siddur or a Hebrew newspaper, it would be written: N[n.

Whether you spell natan right-to-left, as in Hebrew, or left-to-right, as in English, youhave the same word. The word, natan, is the Hebrew word for giving and it is also apalindrome -- a word that has meaning whether read backward or forward. Giving is likea palindrome in that it has meaning in both directions, benefitting those receiving the giftas well as the gift-giver. Both are linked intimately through the word “giving” - N[n.

Recently, the 2012 Membership Directory was mailed out. Each member listed is a gift toour synagogue. You benefit us with your commitment to be a member. In turn, we hopewe benefit you with religious programming, support, activities and events, that will bring

meaning and importance to you. In paging through the Membership Directory, I felt a spiritual lift when I came to the pagethat listed new members. I literally felt that I was at the dedication ceremony of our mishkan, the biblical sanctuary of our40-year wandering, which forms our Torah texts at Chanukah. And, there before me, were the sacred gifts of the twelvechieftains of the Tribes of Israel. As I do for all of our members, I feel that our new member families are a special gift andit fills me with great pleasure and warmth.

During the month of December, when we think of Chanukah and gift-giving, we find numerous examples in both receivingand in giving back. Within our own synagogue, our Sisterhood is giving the gift of honoring its members during SisterhoodShabbat, while Kitchen Klub members are giving in preparing the luncheon. Men's Club will offer the gift of giving bycooking latkes for our Hebrew School students during their Chanukah celebration. The Gift Shop volunteers are giving theirtime by assisting congregants in their holiday shopping. Our CBS teens are giving to their fellow teens by hosting acommunity-wide "Pa-JEW-Ma" Dance Party. And, the Family Promise program, unites our members in giving us all theopportunity to perform tikkun olam on behalf of the homeless.

In January, I invite all of our members to join Cantor Elisa and me on Friday the 25th, for our New Member Shabbatservice. At that time, we will give each new member a welcome gift of a mezuzah (complete with a kosher scroll). Our giftalso comes with the opportunity for either Cantor Elisa or me to visit, affix your mezuzah, and recite a special blessing overyour home and family. This offer is open to all of our members as our gift to you.

Chag sameach!Rabbi Michael Beals

F R I D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 1 3

5:45pm - Early Gathering for Light Nosh & Schmooze

6:15pm - Kabbalat Shabbat Musical Service (SPECIAL TIME)

7:15pm - Dinner as our Celebration Continues

All members invited.

3CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM

OUR SYNAGOGUE

DO A MITZVAH . . . VOLUNTEER!

Join your fellow congregants inan annual tradition. Volunteer atSt. Francis Hospital on Tuesday,December 25th.

Three shifts available:7:00am -- 11:00am10:30am -- 2:00pm3:00pm -- 7:00pm

St. Francis will feed you during your shift.All child volunteers must be at least 16 years old.

Sign up for a shift by calling or emailing Ellen Meyerno later than December 12th.

To volunteer, call (302) 652-6663 or [email protected]

The St. Francis employees who will be able to spendChristmas Day with their families because of you will bemost grateful.

Thank you!

I t is a mitzvah to help feed people in needespecially during the holidays, when we aregrateful for what we have and the blessings wehave received in the year which has passed.

The Hanover Presbyterian Church is a friend and neighbor(just across the street) to Congregation Beth Shalom. TheirFood Pantry is open every Thursday, serving between1,000-2,000 people annually.

We invite you to make donations when you visit oursynagogue. The Hanover Pantry container is marked andlocated in the Atrium. Foods welcome: canned goods,cereals, pastas and other dry goods (no matzah or leftoverPassover items, please), jarred foods, and other non-perishable items.

Some who rely on the pantry have no utensils or bowls touse, nor a can opener. If you have such items to donate,they will be most welcome.

Your efforts will impact the lives of people in ourgreater Wilmington community who are struggling. Formore information, please contact Marlene Ornston at(302) 478.1071.

Photo credits:Rabbi Lance Sussman, courtesy of Keneseth Israel, Elkins ParkTheodore Roosevelt, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

Rabbi Jacob Kraft Educational Foundation Presents …

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 7:00PMTEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE JEWS

T.R., Teddy Roosevelt,“Rough Rider”, naturalist,New York Governor, U.S.President, Nobel PeacePrize Recipient, andexplorer. During hispolitical career the greatimmigration period wasc ha n g i n g A mer ica :Twenty million immigrants arrived on our shores. By 1900,the Jewish population of the United States was one million,with 600,000 Jews residing in New York. By 1924 twomillion more Jews had arrived, most through Ellis Island.What was T.R.’s relationshipwith the Jewish community?By 1900, the Immigration Restriction League had formed

with the intent of barring more ofthese “misfits” from arriving. Billsin the U.S. Congress were passedrestricting immigration. What wasTR’s response? Join us on Sundayevening, December 16th as RabbiLance L. Sussman, PhD, SeniorRabbi, Reform CongregationKeneseth Israel, Elkins Park PA,shares the unique life of this muchadmired president.

Rabbi Sussman serves as National Chair of the Press of theCentral Conference of American Rabbis. He is the authorof numerous books and articles including Isaac Leeser andthe Making of American Judaism and Sharing SacredMoments. An editor of Reform Judaism in America: ABiographical Dictionary and Source Book, Rabbi Sussmanis a member of the Academic Advisory and Editorial Boardof the American Jewish Archives (Cincinnati), and Boardof Trustees of the American Jewish Historical Society.

The 7:00pm lecture at Beth Shalom includes a discussion,followed by a dessert reception. Please bring non-perishable food items as a donation to local food bank.

For more information on the Kraft Educational Foundation,e-mail, [email protected].

4 CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM

OUR CANTOR

THE KIPPAH AND THE EGALITARIAN CONGREGATION

Many of us walk into the synagogue and reach for the kippah basket as if it is anatural reflex. It is a custom that has been woven into many of our Jewishlives, so much so that we do it often without even thinking about it. But this is

something that is not second nature for many of the women in our kehillah kedoshah orsacred community.

The Talmud teaches that we wear kippot or head coverings as a reminder that G-d isabove us and is watching our every action. It is there to help us remember to act morallywhen we might be tempted to act otherwise. The Talmud (Shabbat 156b) tells us a storyof a woman who was told by astrologers that her son was fated to be a thief. In order tokeep this from happening, she demanded that her son always keep his head covered, toremind him that G-d is watching his actions. One day, while he was sitting under a tree,his skull cap fell off. He was immediately overwhelmed by a desire to eat a piece of fruitfrom that tree, which did not belong to him. It was at that very moment that he became

aware of the strong effect the kippah had on him.

So, are we commanded to cover our head? In Judaism we wear kippot out of custom rather than Jewish law. The custom isnot even considered a mitzvah and we do not say a blessing when putting one on.

As an egalitarian Conservative congregation, we at Congregation Beth Shalom strive to treat men and women equally inevery way possible. We are thrilled to count both men and women in our minyan and to allow boys and girls to have B’neiMitzvot. Our mara de’atra or halakhic authority, Rabbi Michael, asks that men wear kippot during services and whilestudying Torah. However, women wearing kippot is a relatively modern idea and not all the women at Congregation BethShalom are comfortable with this custom.

As Conservative Jews, we value the idea of “tradition andchange.” Until recently, it was tradition for only men towear kippot; however, times have changed and theConservative movement has embraced egalitarianism inmore recent years. Because this is still such a new concept,Rabbi Michael and I agree that it is important for ourcommunity to approach the topic of women wearing kippotin a gentle and flexible way. Although it might be seen asthe ideal for all men and women to cover their heads,Rabbi Michael and I believe that it is more important thatwe be sensitive to varying levels of comfort and take babysteps to ensure that everyone feels secure with their levelof observance and Jewish practice. This is the sameapproach we take in the Hebrew School. While boys areexpected to wear kippot during tefillah and while studyingTorah, girls are strongly encouraged but not required to.

I often say I believe that each and every one of us is on aJewish journey. As a Jewish woman, I can personally saythat my comfort level with regard to Jewish religiouspractice has changed and developed drastically over theyears. I took small steps and allowed myself to experimentand struggle with our tradition. What made it possible forme to grow on this journey was the nurturing and flexiblenature of the Conservative movement. I invite you all totake baby steps toward exploring new Jewish religiouspractices and, as always, I happily make myself availableto help in any way I can.

Cantor Elisa Abrams


SECOND FRIDAY SHABBAT

JEWS, CHINA, AND CHINESE RESTAURANTS:“SO… YOU WANT LOKSHEN OR LO MEIN”

December 25th … mom doesn’t want to cook, made enough latkes and brisket last week to feedan army. Hey! Let’s go to the movies and Chinese food. Looks like Yom Kippur at the RiceBowl, never saw so many synagogue members. So, what’s the deal with Jews and Chinese food?Join us Friday evening, December 14 at 8:00pm as Rabbi Beals shares this fascination withChinese food and a brief History of Jews and China. But for now... a few highlights:

Jews and Judaism in China have had a long history beginning with the Silk Route trade. Jewishsettlers are documented in China as early as the 7th century CE. Relatively isolated communitiesdeveloped through many dynasties, most notably the Kaifeng Jews.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Jewish immigrants from aroundthe world arrived with Western commercial influences, particularly to Hong Kong, Shanghai andHarbin. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of Jewish refugees escaping from theRussian Revolution and the Holocaust arrived in China.

The contemporary term for Jews in use among Chinese today is Youtairen in Mandarin Chinese.The term Youtai has similar phonetic sound of Yehuda. It has been recorded that the Chinese historically called the JewsTiao jin jiao loosely, "the religion which removes the sinew," probably referring to the Jewish dietary prohibition againsteating the sciatic nerve (from Genesis 32:32).

Synagogues are found in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong today, serving both international Jews and native Jews. In2005, the Israeli embassy in China held their Hanukkah celebrations at the Great Wall of China. As of 2010, it is estimatedthat 2,500 Jews lived in Shanghai and 5000 in Hong Kong.

We thank Ellen and Robert Meyer for the photos of Ohel Moshe Synagogue, Shanghai.Marv Cytron

OUR HEBREW SCHOOL

“May more families join the congregation and create a bigger Hebrew School.”

“May the synagogue last forever.”

“May everyone stay happy and healthy.”

On Sunday, November 4, the Hebrew School wished CBS a YomHuledet Sameach! Here are some of the wishes our students have for oursynagogue:

"Thank you for the years of Jewish education and we hope there are a lotmore to come."


MAZEL TOV

To Mardian and Gilbert Berman on the birth of theirgrandson, Reed Michael Berman. Mazel Tov to Great

Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bob Berman.

To Sena and Bob Garber on the marriage of their son,Ari to Dana Rohrbough.

To Estelle and Marty Glick, on the birth of theirgranddaughter, Naiomi Rose Glick.

To Susan and David Kerner on the birth of their son,Jacob Michael Kerner, on October 18.

To Sarah Shafer and Marcus Wilson on their recentmarriage on November 10, 2012.

To David Finger who was voted, by his peers, as one ofthe best Civil Rights Lawyers in the State of DE for 2012

To Stuart Grant who was voted, by his peers, as theTop Securities Lawyer in the State of DE for 2012

To Dr. Howard Goldstein, Urogynocology, on beingrecognized in Delaware Today’s TOP DOCTORS in 2012

as voted by their peers.

Got a mazel to share? E-mail it [email protected] and we will add it here.

Submissions due by the 10th of every month.

BAT MITZVAH

Rebecca L. Harrison, sister ofRachel and daughter of MaraRaskin and John Harrison, wascalled to the bimah for her BatMitzvah on November 17, 2012.

For her Mitzvah Project,Rebecca volunteered her timeduring the past months workingwith young children teachingthem life-lessons: responsibility,

sharing, taking turns, respect for others, not to lie, andothers which were reinforced in her Torah portion. Shealso worked to empower these children and their sense ofself through physical activities including gymnastics,hoola-hooping, and yoga.

Rebecca truly loves working with children and intends onpursuing a career which affords her the opportunity toinstill future generations with the ability to learn and growboth mentally and physically towards a better and morepeaceful world. An avid gymnast and hoola-hooper,Rebecca also regularly practices yoga and meditation-self-awareness.

Yasher Koach and Mazel Tov to the manyvolunteers and attendees who made our 90th Galacelebration a phenomenal success. Our atrium and

social hall were decorated with festive lights and flowers,while music enhanced the occasion. An overflow of happyfamily and friends filled our synagogue with joyful noise,while Boscov’s servers tended to a busy bar and wovearound the social hall to serve a delicious dinner.

The Gala exceeded our expectations, with a sold-out crowdplus a waiting list! The night of the event, guests filled theatrium, even before the 5:30 minhah service had ended. By6:00, the entire atrium was filled with happy revelers,serenaded by a harpist. Cindy Goldstein and CantorAbrams drew our attention to the balcony, where they led amusical Havdalah service, and then we moved to the socialhall for dinner.

Everyone was awestruck by the social hall, transformed bylighting, feathered arrangements, glass balls, and stunningfloral displays. Lisa Driban, our Vice President of FundRaising, coordinated the décor along with her decoratingcommittee. Our Master of Ceremonies, Michael Sigman,read from letters of congratulations and proclamations,including greetings from our Board President andchairpersons, Governor and Honorary Chair, Jack Markell,and Senator Christopher Coons. Senator Tom Carpergraciously attended and greeted many, during ourreception. Tributes were delivered for each of ourdeserving honorees, Ruth Siegel, Helen and SonnySchutzman, and Celina and Ron Riebman. Each received apersonalized copy of the Commemorative Book and anengraved leaf, to be placed on our new Tree of Life,located in the Chapel. The honoree responded withremarks and dinner followed.

Commemorative Books were distributed to all inattendance. Additional books are reserved in the CBSOffice for the event sponsors and 90th Anniversarycommittee members who were unable to attend. Thesebooks will be held until December 5, when the remainingCommemorative Books will become available on a first-come, first-served basis for congregants who have notreceived a copy. Due to the expense of printing, a limitednumber of books are available. A video keepsakefeaturing images from our history and photos from the90th Celebration, is available at cost of $18, for anyonewho would like to purchase this DVD. Please call theoffice to place your order.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 90thAnniversary an event to remember.

B’Shalom,Frances and Steven KleinKarolin and Mark LipmanCo-Chairpersons, 90th Anniversary Celebration

90TH ANNIVERSARY - THANK YOU!


OUR SISTERHOOD

FOR CBS WOMEN OF ALL AGES!

The Sisterhood’s mission is to encourage increased involvement and activism inthe synagogue among women of all ages through friendship, support and mitzvot. We

provide social, educational, philanthropic and spiritual activities in addition to supportingthe synagogue by way of fundraising, member recruitment and operational assistance.

How can YOU Become a Sisterhood Member or Renew Your Dues?

We welcome you to JOIN Sisterhood for 2013 or to renew your annual dues now for 2013. Simply go to the Sisterhoodpage of the CBS website (www.bethshalomwilmington.org/sisterhood) and use the Paypal link for Membership!

Sisterhood is changing its "year" to better reflect our planning and scheduling since we tend to follow the Hebrew yearand not the calendar year. Your 2013 dues will take you through September 30, 2013. Starting next year, 2013,Sisterhood Dues will be due by October 1 to be considered a member for our 2014 Annual Membership Kickoff Event.

For more information, contact:President, Suzanne Burcat at (302) 234.2156 [email protected] orVP of Membership, Debbie Nachlis at (302) 475.3429 [email protected]

SisterhoodShabbat:

Thank you to CarolEinhorn and Meredith

Weiss, to all those whoparticipated and of courseto the Kitchen Klub for a

wonderful SisterhoodShabbat service andKiddush Luncheon onDecember 1. Anothersuccessful Sisterhood

event!

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Sisterhood Bookclub:

Falana Walls will lead us in a discussion ofThe Rabbi's Daughter by Reva Mann. Startreading now in preparation for a January or

February Sunday morning meeting withlight refreshments!

Community Game Night (Volunteers Needed!)

Congregation Beth Shalom, Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth andCongregation Beth Emeth Invite you to join the fun at OUR Shulon Saturday, January 19th at 7:00pm!

Bring your own card and table games, or bet on the horses to win play money.The evening will culminate with a Chinese Auction. The more play money you win, the more Chinese Auctiontickets you will receive.

Included in the admission price of $10 will be a light supper, and play money. Beer and wine will be available ata nominal price. Be sure to RSVP by January 14th, before the price increases to $12 per person. Tickets canbe purchased at the door for $12. Contact the CBS office to make your reservation 302-654-4462.

SisterhoodOutreach:

We would like to thank allthose who volunteered

to help serve dinner at theSunday Breakfast Mission

on December 2nd.

Please consider becominginvolved in another

outreach opportunity asDina Lipschultz brings our

Congregation togetherwith other area

congregations as part ofFamily Promise, a hands-

on, interfaith project todirectly benefit homeless

families in our community.For more information,

contact Dina Lipschultz at:[email protected].

Mishloach Manot planning has begun! If you have ideas for improving the program/gift, or you simply want to help us, please contact Suzanne Burcat [email protected].

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Top to bottom: Senator Chris Coons and Rabbi Michael Beals;Melissa Stanley; Pete Hazen and Alan Lipschultz; Michael Sigmanand Ivy Harlev; Marilyn and Sam Weiner and Frances Ratner; ToniYoung, Marla Cooper, Cindi Viviano, Karolin Lipman, and CindyGoldstein; Ina Jacobs, Barbara Jacobs, Linda Seidenstat, Marlene andMitchell Greenberg


REPAIRING OUR WORLD - TIKKUN OLAM

FAMILY PROMISE: YOUR HELP IS GREATLY NEEDED

There are over 6,000 homeless people throughout a year in Delaware, with almost half of these children.Now Congregation Beth Shalom is joining the other 9th Ward congregations (2 synagogues, 5 churches) aspart of Family Promise of Northern New Castle County. This is an opportunity for CBS members and

friends to be involved in a hands-on, interfaith project to directly benefit homeless families in our community.Families will be housed during three specific weeks in the year at McCabe-Peninsula Church on BaynardBoulevard, and we will support this by shopping, cooking, socializing, staying overnight, and driving duringthese weeks.

You can even involve your children in this project. Wewill ask for volunteers to spend the early evening hourssocializing, eating, and playing with our guest families.

Families will be coming to Peninsula-McCabe theweek of January 6 - 13, 2013.

All volunteers will have to attend one of themandatory training sessions.

Wednesday, December 5 7:00 to 9:00pmat Peninsula-McCabe

Saturday, December 8 3:00 to 5:00pmat Congregation Beth Emeth

Family Promise of Northern New Castle County(www.familypromisede.org) helps homeless familieswith children move toward lasting independence byproviding a safe place to eat and sleep, intensive casemanagement, life skills training, support, andencouragement. We do this through a network ofcongregations that host these families directly in theirhouses of worship, staffed by caring volunteers whohave put their faith into action. Each guest andvolunteer is important to us and we are joyful about allof the acts that happen in our midst to restore familiesto stable housing.

You can truly make a difference in the lives of some inour community! For more information: contact DinaLipschultz, [email protected]

Providing some of the following items will be helpful.

Items to Set up the Bedrooms:16 sets of twin sheets16 mattress covers (twin size)8 plastic shower curtains

(1/2 makes a bed protector)16+ blankets /comforters

(to keep our families warm in the winter time!)4 small tables4 table lamps4 alarm clocks4 flashlights with batteries4 waste baskets4 laundry baskets

Family Promise provides the initial set of aerobeds(20 with 4 pumps) that will be kept at Peninsula-McCabe.

For Meals and/or Lounge:

High chair/booster chair (if needed – you will beinformed of guest ages/needs)

Dinner plates, bowls, glasses, silverware(paper and/or plastic is fine)

Access to toys, books, games, DVDsColoring books, crayonsFirst Aid Kit

SIGN-UP SHEETS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITEwww.bethshalomwilmington.org/familypromise

AND IN THE SYNAGOGUE LOBBY.

Thank you!


December 1Gregg Fink

December 2Jeffrey MetzRachel RiceJake Rosengarten

December 3Stacy SteffenTerri Steinberg

December 4Paz BeckerAnn BreslowPhilip Fuhrman

December 5Suzanne BurcatEvan Mitchell

December 7Jodi FrankJonathan Lehrfeld

December 8Susan DetwilerDoris Miller

December 9Stanley Budner

December 10Elliot MitchellKaren Morris

December 11Linda DrowosPaula EpsteinMadeline Fruchtman

December 12Jeffrey DrowosJoel LipschultzGregg Millman

December 13Bess Lobel

December 14Robert ChadwickEllen MeyerEthan SchultzTom Tolin

December 15Rhoda DombchikDavid Wiley

December 16Elizabeth BienerRuth GreenbergCheryl Mitchell

December 17Barbara Swinger

December 18Louis EpsteinSarah GiffinRebecca LustigIrving MorrisJordon RosenEsther Schmerling

December 19Lewis BennettKayla Saliman

December 20Jennifer FarielloTess Wolf

December 23Philip EpsteinLexi GoldbergStacy Weaver

December 24Walter RothEva Weissman

December 26Shelly MandCarla MarkellHarry ThemalTheodore Zutz

December 27Ellisha CaplanMolly A. CohenSteven Ebner

December 28Carol DermanJared GoldbergLawrence Ornston

December 29Jordi ButtJill DownardGordon ManinJoshua SchwartzRebecca Wiley

December 31Rachel ClarkEllen Levin

We extend Birthday and Anniversary greetings to members of our Beth Shalom Family this month. If a birthday oranniversary date was inadvertently left off, please contact the Beth Shalom Office (302-654-4462) so we canupdate our records. Mazel Tov and Best Wishes!

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Sarah Truitt & Steven Weiler, 12/1Cindy & Paul Imber, 12/4Laura & Sheldon Singer,12/7Ruth Ann & Errol Ger, 12/11Marlene & Gary Gold, 12/11Judy Dolinger & Ed Squire, 12/16Shirley & Barry Klassman, 12/17Susan & Gregg Millman, 12/17Sandye & Gerald Turnauer, 12/17Marlene & Lawrence Ornston, 12/19Barbara & Les Dukart, 12/22Hinda & Jack Fink, 12/24Harriet & Jay Harowitz, 12/24Jodi & Martin Frank, 12/26Vivian & Elias Mamberg, 12/26Edna & James Chaikin, 12/27Lynne & Terry Sklar, 12/27Caryl Marcus & Jeffrey Stape, 12/27Suzanne & Bill Adelman, 12/31

Have you seen our

NEW TREE OF LIFEin the Chapel?

Honor your family members orcelebrate a special moment in yourlife with a plaque, acorn or dove.

Call Merrill Dorph, 302-654-4462,for details and pricing.


It is the custom in our congregation at Shabbat Services to read aloud prior to the recitation of kaddish the names of those whose yahr-zeit occurs in the upcoming week. We are providing the names here for you, so that you can help us make a Minyan, allowing kaddishto be recited for those in mourning or whose custom it is to recite the kaddish. The Hebrew dates have been added. Listings are also onour website for both the current day and the following seven days.

17 Kislev (12/1/2012)Pauline DiniusNorman W. GrantJacob Weinstein

18 Kislev (12/2/2012)Rae FinkHarry FreedmanLisa GrossBenjamin HamburgerHyman KattlerHarold Schoenberg

19 Kislev (12/3/2012)Emma BerkmanSeymour DonnerHelen GilbertNathan KatzCharles MeyerMary WeilBertha Wirosloff

20 Kislev (12/4/2012)Dorothy Goldstein

21 Kislev (12/5/2012)Robert EinhornJames GladstoneDoris HimberPauline KaufmanAnna KushnerJacob LevoeAnna LewinJacob RosenblattJack StutzCelia Weissman

22 Kislev (12/6/2012)Edith LabovskyFay ShoreLouis Sklut

23 Kislev (12/7/2012)Alfred CarlisAnn GubermanFannie KravitzBertha MeyerHerbert SperberEmmy WeilIsadore Wilderman

24 Kislev (12/8/2012)Beatrice CohenJames Hall

Judith HarrisonAbraham KleinEsther LewinAlfred MillerRose NadellIda RosenIrving RothSelma StellenbergEtta Watnik

25 Kislev (12/9/2012)Gertrude BrecherHarry DworkinErwin SchmerlingBertha SommersIgnatz WeissTillie Zutz

26 Kislev (12/10/2012)Barbara CohenReba FriedBenjamin LebowitzHerman MeritzSadye PackerAlvin SilverFay Unfried

27 Kislev (12/11/2012)David BitmanRose HorowitzRuth KashdanIsadore ReitzesHelen RothenbergHenrietta Zutz

28 Kislev (12/12/2012)Sidney CohenDoris GoldNina RoffmanLeon Rosenthal

29 Kislev (12/13/2012)Anne Z. FreedmanJoseph HaradIsrael KurfirstAbraham LeibermanRhoda PeriJacob RabinowitzIda SachsHarry SchagrinSamuel ScheibmanJennifer Leigh Wienner

1 Tevet (12/14/2012)Herman BertmanKurt BlattThelma BucholtzFannie CohenLouis DombchikMarvin EpsteinJoseph FalcoffGloria FriedmanGertrude GoldmanIda C. GoldmanRobert GrossSamuel HabermanMoses LevittCharles LevyIzaac MambergRose MorgansteinJacob NadlerSara PaskowHelene Wormser

2 Tevet (12/15/2012)Anita BraunsteinRalph BreslowLouis IsaacsLillian KurmanRita E. MetzkerMaurice Harry PiconJulius RandallRuth SchwartzSamuel ShoreLeon Stein

3 Tevet (12/16/2012)Searles Aaron GrossmanLily KarchmarLena RothJacob Weiner

4 Tevet (12/17/2012)Joseph BlatmanEdith BrashBrian DombchikAbram HamburgerJeanette HolzmanEmile Olschwane

Beatrice G. PortnoyIda PrevenWalter RosenblattFaga Laya Weiner

5 Tevet (12/18/2012)Roslyn LaRossaJean LehrfeldBennet NewmarkHerbert RubensteinMae SteinbergBertha SuttonNettie Weiner

6 Tevet (12/19/2012)Pearl BelferAnna CheitlinAlex ClosicZelda S. CohenTessie FinkAbraham HaberJames KaufmanMartin LubaroffAnn SchwartzSarah WeinsteinSarah WeissBalbina Sara Wolsey

7 Tevet (12/20/2012)Faye FeibusSelma FeldmanSamuel KowlowitzFrank LaikenKatie MorrisIrvin PollackJanet RatnerMartin YalisoveEvelyn Zolotorofe

8 Tevet (12/21/2012)Anna FriedmanBernard William HaradMolly HarrisLeonard Karel

(Continued on page 16)

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE A BLESSING

Did You Know ? ? ?On the Beth Shalom website, we list daily yahrzeits andyahrzeits for following the next seven days. Check it out!http://www.bethshalomwilmington.org. Eulogies are alsoavailable.


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9 Tevet (12/22/2012)Bea BaskinHarry BinderRose BrodskyLouis EntelFannie GiddingVictor KoppermanEthel PerryNathan Rabinowitz

10 Tevet (12/23/2012)J. Jacob BaylsonRose BlackDavid GlassmanBernhard GreerTess SamuelsAnna ShaivitzWilliam SimonIsaac Sutton

(Continued from page 15) 11 Tevet (12/24/2012)Franklin BerkoverSara CaneyAlbert EinMinnie GoldmanEsther HaradNathan HolzmanSara KopeckaGrace NaimarkWilliam RabinSteven RothschildRose SherbyEsther Wortman

12 Tevet (12/25/2012)Morris BlatmanMatthew HirshoutLouis KlastorinRuth Waxman LescaudAdam Lewkowitz

13 Tevet (12/26/2012)Rose BermanEvelyn GilbergDora KelrickFrances SchagrinRuth SklutZachary SteinIsadore TanzerMichael Zuflacht

14 Tevet (12/27/2012)Charles BlatnickBenjamin CaneyWolfe DeitcherMarvin Levin

15 Tevet (12/28/2012)Albert GlickHoward HandelmanHyman SamuelsonJennie Schnitzer

16 Tevet (12/29/2012)Lewis BerkoverAlbert E. BerlinBernard CheslerBertha FinemanLeon FruchtmanSheldon GarfieldHarry RemsenJoan RyderAnna ShermanJohn Sullivan

17 Tevet (12/30/2012)Bella BalabanEva FinkKatie Kessler

18 Tevet (12/31/2012)Howard Miller

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE A BLESSING

MORNING MINYANWith winter just weeks away, we need your help more than ever. Kaddish needs to be said for our mourners and

without a minyan, the Torah cannot be read. We welcome your presence. Attend today.

9:00AM - SUNDAY, 7:30AM MONDAY - THURSDAY, 7:30AM FRIDAY - COMMUNITY MINYAN (AKSE)


Congregation Beth Shalom raises funds to support synagogue activities, programs and projects. To make a donation to anyof our existing funds, please email or call our synagogue accountant, Marlene Greenberg, at 654-4462. The minimum con-tribution to receive a tribute card is $12. To establish a new fund or learn more about contributory opportunities, please callour synagogue President, Karin Karel. We appreciate your generosity.

AL BERLIN MINYAN FUNDIn appreciation:

Celina & Ronald RiebmanAnita & Edward Sobel

For Tzedakah:AnonymousMark Delmerico

In honor of:Andrea & Richard Levine’s NewGranddaughter, Molly Ellen

Celina & Ronald RiebmanMatthew & Holly Glick’s New Daugh-ter, Naiomi Rose

Estelle & Martin Glick

In memory of:Anne Abramov

Elaine A. & Robert CohenJoseph Abramov

Elaine A. & Robert CohenMichael Berman

Debbie & Robert BermanTheodore Berman

Debbie & Robert BermanBruce Cohen

Debbie & Robert BermanMorris Davidoff

Estelle, Martin, Matthew & Holly GlickDebbie, Rich, Zack & Ben Newman

Frank Delmerico, Jr.Mark Delmerico

Mildred GlassCelina & Ronald Riebman

David S. GoldmanBeth Goldman

Jennifer LipschultzEllen & Bob Meyer

Gertrude RudmanEllin & Leonard Dwares

Louis TobinAnnette Kellem & Family

Herman ZuckerJudith & Howard Zucker

BRIAN DOMBCHIK FUNDIn honor of:Jay Rappaport & Jill Downard– CBSHattan & Kallah for 5773

Rhoda & Steven Dombchik

In memory of:Jennifer Lipschultz

Danna & Roger LevyMiriam Westrich

Rhoda & Steven DombchikSandy Lubaroff

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn appreciation:

The Family of George DubinAnne FreedmanLori Barbanel & Mark KullerDina & Alan LipschultzAmy Miller Spavlik & Faith Zaback

CAPITAL CAMPAIGNIn honor of:Jay Rappaport & Jill Downard– CBSHattan & Kallah for 5773

Ellen & Robert Meyer

In memory of:Harriet Bleier

Alan BleierEmil Dobkin

Andrea Levine & Emily RogosinMildred Glass

Stacey & Allen Friedland & FamilyKaren Morris & Alan Levenson

Max HochmanRonna & Moe Hochman

CHESED COMMITTEEIn appreciation:

Dina & Alan Lipschultz

CONGREGATION FUNDSpeedy Recovery:Robert Cohen

Carolyn Kreston

In honor of:Gary Alderson’s Special Birthday

Andrea & Richard LevineDebbie & Bob Berman’sGrandson, Bode Jay

Jill & Ralph DownardFrances & Steven Klein’s Grandson,Henry Benjamin

Jill & Ralph DownardLori Barbanel & Mark Kuller

Andrea & Richard Levine’s Grand-daughter, Molly Ellen

Marion & Jack Jacobs

Danna & Roger Levy’sGranddaughter, Charlotte MarieLunglhofer

Marion & Jack JacobsAndrea & Richard LevineCelina & Ronald Riebman

Karolin & Mark Lipman’s SimchasJill & Ralph Downard

Dina & Alan Lipschultz’sFamily Simchas

Jill & Ralph DownardJay Rappaport & Jill Downard–CBS Hattan & Kallah for 5773

Diane Wolf & Lew BennettCarol EinhornThe Friedland FamilyKarin & Marty KarelLori Barbanel & Mark Kuller

Judy & Barry RiebmanYour Friends in Wilmington

Sandra, Ethan & Jacob Solomon’s NewSon and Brother, Adam

Jill & Ralph DownardBonnie & Nate Zahn’s Granddaughter,Lucy Ruth Clark

Jill & Ralph Downard

In appreciation of:Bryna & Jay Rappapport

Jill & Ralph DownardHayim Weiss’s Contribution tothe High Holy Days

Diane Wolf & Lew Bennett

In memory of:Aaron Byron

Marlene, Gary, Brian & Steve GoldWendy Berkover’s Mother

Leslye & Jerry HeislerHerbert Cohen

Shelley & Barry KanofskyIra Davidson

Carol EinhornEric Dolinger

Jill & Ralph DownardCheryl Dorsch

Lori Barbanel & Mark KullerLeonard Dukart

Barbara & Les Dukart & FamilyMildred Glass

Jill & Ralph DownardLori Barbanel & Mark KullerBonnie & Nate Zahn

CONTRIBUTIONS


Lee GoldsteinJill & Ralph Downard

Joseph LaikenEvelyn Laiken

Jennifer LipschultzPaula, Bruce, Marc & Marissa EpsteinBarbara & Donald GoldbergLori Barbanel & Mark KullerSandy LubaroffBryna & Jay Rappaport

Benjamin MarkovitzLen Markovitz

Lorraine MillerElaine B. Goldberg

Ann RudmanNaomi Klein

Paul SeidenstatLinda Seidenstat

Norman SilversteinShirley E. Cohen

Bruce StargattGloria & Paul Fine

Clara SteinAnita & Herman Stein

Miriam Lee WestrichRuth Siegel

FINGER GORDON FUNDIn memory of:Eva Rothenberg

Karin & Martin Karel

GLADYS ARIFF KITCHEN KLUBIn honor of:Donald Goldberg’s Special Birthday

Celina & Ronald Riebman

In memory of:Renee Zieff

Linda & Jeffrey Drowos

HEBREW SCHOOL FUNDIn honor of:Dina Lipschultz’ Contributions to theHebrew School

Fran & Bob FreedmanBrian GoldLaurie & Peter Hazen

Jay Rappaport & Jill Downard– CBSHattan & Kallah for 5773

Arlene & Robert Davis

In memory of:Lillian Balick

Robert BalickGerald Burr

Miriam BurrJennifer Lipschultz

Rona G. FinkelsteinDebbie Grossman

Robin & Ted Richman & FamilyRobin & Bruce SaranSusan SpitzerEva & Howard Weissman

Lorraine MillerArlene & Robert Davis

JONATHAN MORRIS FUNDIn memory of:Mildred Glass

Irving Morris

KRAFT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIn memory of:Jerry Balick

Helen & Bernard BalickIda Edell

Dr. & Mrs. Steven EdellNathan Edell

Dr. & Mrs. Steven EdellE. Aaron Glassman

Rona G. FinkelsteinGoldie Portnoy

Marilyn & Stuart Cooper

LEWIS-GREENBAUM FUNDIn memory of:Bessie Lewis

Judy, Jeff & Liza LewisJennifer Lipschultz

Judy & Jeff Lewis

LIBRARY FUNDIn honor of:Daniel & Amy Goldberg’s Marriage

Celina & Ronald Riebman

In memory of:Jennifer Lipschultz

Diane Wolf & Lew Bennett

LINDA GOLDSTEIN FUNDSpeedy Recovery:Elaine Rosenberg

Faye Goldstein & Family

In memory of:James Arieff

Hannah BraunsteinClara Arieff

Hannah BraunsteinSigmund Ettinger

Sandra BraunsteinFaye Goldstein & Family

Jennifer LipschultzSandye & Jerry Turnauer

PRAYER BOOK FUNDIn memory of:Jennifer Lipschultz

Linda & Jeff Drowos

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn appreciation:

Betty & Barry DiznoffFamily of George DubinKaren Weiner Escalera & FamilyAnne FreedmanLori Barbanel & Mark KullerDina & Alan LipschultzCaryl Marcus Stape & Jeff Stape

For my blessings and for tzedakah:Bess Lobel

In honor ofJessica & Andrew Levin’s Marriage

Arlene SimonJay Rappaport & Jill Downard–CBS Hattan & Kallah for 5773

Sheila GardnerJacob Richman’s Bar Mitzvah

Robin & Edward Richman

In memory of:Hyman Chudnofsky

Adele & Stanley Ross & GrandchildrenSamuel Drowos

Linda & Jeffrey DrowosJacob Garfen

Norma PressmanIsador Golden

Molly A. CohenJennifer Lipschultz

Ruth Forman & FamilyLinda Seidenstat

Roberta MarcusCaryl Marcus Stape & Jeff Stape

Lorraine MillerSheryl Sachs BrotmanMindye HughesRoberta Kozak Goldstein & FamilyLisa KazinoffSheila & Don LazarSandy LubaroffTammy & Hunt Roberts & FamilyLinda SeidenstatDicey Sklut

Dorothy PollettRuth Forman & Family

Ferne PressmanFaye Blatnick & Family

Harry RossAdele & Stanley Ross

Bertha ShustermanLinda & Jeffrey Drowos

Miriam Lee WestrichPhyllis & Alan Fink

SCHUTZMAN FUNDIn memory of:Mildred GlassMiriam Lee Westrich

Helen & Norman Schutzman

CONTRIBUTIONS

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